Comprehensive Briefing: Want to save The OA? Here's what we need to know.
#-Morning/Noon Tweetstorm for Flowers 8/22! SET TWEETDECK/HOOTSUITE IF YOU'LL BE SLEEPING/BUSY!
-NYC FLASHMOB EVENT --Monday, Aug 26, at 5:00 PM & 6:00 PM! - JOIN AND SPREAD THE WORD!
-Awesome picket in LA! Check out the video from the livestream! GREAT JOB EVERYONE! =)
(((The6thMovement)))
"It's a matter of will, it's always a matter of will."
This is a campaign to save a show that's quite simply, but not quite so simply, much more than just a show. This is a campaign for any age, and anyone in the world can help, in any and many ways. This is a campaign about planting seeds that will sprout only enormous enough as need be. And if Netflix persists--they will sprout enormously, indeed.
We may be casting a beautiful net, but our advantage is that we're only trying to catch one beautiful thing. And while it being quite very far from implausible, if this actually were somehow impossible, well... I hope you remember what the OA asked of us on that particular matter!
#An Official Statement to Netflix: We won't give you the campaign you deserve--only the campaign you need. If you persist, we WILL give you the campaign you deserve: mass cancellation. Tick tock.
(And don't get cute, Netflix--we are not settling for less than three additional complete Parts.)
^Stickypost ^will ^be ^constantly ^evolving--stay ^posted!
^^My ^^status: ^^Zzzz..
- ONLY GOT A MINUTE? THEN JUST KNOW THIS--
CALL NETFLIX - THEY HAVE TO LOG THIS INFORMATION DOWN--IT ADDS UP
^UK: ^0800-09-6379 ^| ^USA: ^1-866-579-7172 ^| ^AUS: ^1-800-585-7265
SEND FREE FAX TO NETFLIX - You can even be creative and make/find different interesting OA attachments
^408-540-3737
#www.watchtheoa.com (colinfirthfanfiction & ScifiVision) - SITE FOR ANY STICKYPOST INFORMATION, CHECK DAILY
#Campaign Action-List (WanderTruant)
**!**Share to others through all social media for everyone to keep up!
#-!Universal Spreadsheet For Tracking Daily Community Missions. It's your calendar for Tweet information--tags & hashtags for each day--as well as other mass tasks the entire fanbase will coordinate to pull off. (/u/dotvommm, Colinfirthfanfiction, u/cupcakepie (HoboManda)
Follow that calendar as we need to switch to a NEW, UNIQUE hashtag each day - that launches at a SPECIFIC TIME - for best shot at trending on Twitter. Check the calendar! Then, keep using that hashtag until the next one launches!
!ALWAYS USE TWEETDECK (/u/leo5354) or HOOTSUITE (/U/sluttylicious1) TO PLAN TWEETS IN ADVANCE IF YOU'LL BE BUSY DURING DAILY TWEETSTORMS--CONTRIBUTE EVERY DAY!
-“Old” hashtags will STOP registering as trending when there aren’t new spikes in usage. They also may be “muted” (and not seen) by Netflix.
-Even if a tag hasn’t been muted or spam tagged, apparently new hashtags take less time to get to trending because the spike in activity is over a shorter span of time.
-Write only ONE HASHTAG (#) PER TWEET!
-Do NOT (Re)Tweet with a TAG (@) ALONE--always write something else with it!
-Do NOT include the SAME tag MORE than once per Tweet!
-Spam-filters are sensitive to terms such as "WTF" or "SPAM," try not to use these.
-Try to wait a few minutes between Tweets.
-Instagram ONLY: add tags like #whattowatch #tv and #netflix so new viewers might stumble on it (LachlanAbbey)
Celebrate the progress and press along the way!
!Beautiful picket in LA! We're really doing this thing, folks!
Nerd-O-Rama Podcast on the show & campaign!
We're pushing up MetaCritic and IMDb ratings! Keep it up!
We got Bob Vance from The Office to promote Phyllis and The OA!
We got French saying some nice words to us!
Seen all the articles recently? Forbes, Time, etc. And apparently France is upset too!
LA and Time Square billboard are set for 26th!
NY Flashmob is set! Find info below!
#!CURRENT!
KEEP POSTED primarily on the following 3 sections:
-Near Future
-Keep Cognizant
-Discord/Role/Event Requests
and check for general updates UNTIL WE SAVE THE OA! A lot can change in even just a day or shorter.
- Near Future
#----- THURS. MISSION (8/22) -----
- /Mass Call In!
-CALL NETFLIX AND REQUEST "THE OA" PART III.
^UK: ^0800-09-6379 ^| ^USA: ^1-866-579-7172 ^| ^AUS: ^1-800-585-7265
-#FlowersForOA : RT from @saveoaupdates photos and videos of the fan flower delivery to Netflix! Then Tweet your own flower images, videos and GIFs. Keep it going for an hour to get it trending!
^9am ^PT ^/ ^12pm ^ET ^/ ^1pm ^Brazil ^/ ^5pm ^UK-time ^/ ^6pm ^France/Germany-time ^/ ^12am ^Aus ^EST ^(next-day)
- /Twitter Watch Party!
-Watch Party! S1E2 "NewColossus" - #savetheoa (goal: take a break and enjoy the OA)
^5pm ^PT ^/ ^8pm ^ET ^/ ^9pm ^Brazil ^/ ^1am ^UK-time ^/ ^2am ^France/Germany-time ^/ ^10am ^Aus ^EST ^(next-day)
#----- FRI. MISSION (8/23) -----
- /Friday Letters!
Continue sending letters and postcards to arrive at Netflix every Friday!
^To: ^Blair ^Fetter ^/ ^Alison ^Engel ^/ ^Cindy ^Holland
^5808 ^SUNSET ^BLVD., ^8TH ^FLOOR
^LOS ^ANGELES, ^CALIFORNIA, ^90028
- /INSTAGRAM Push!!
INSTAGRAM: Post positive reviews of "The OA" on Instagram. Use tags like #whattowatch and #savetheoa (goal: reach friends & family) Create an IG account if you don't have one.
- Keep Cognizant
-When in a crowded space (bars, colleges/schools, the mall, movie theaters), airdrop a trailer of "The OA" to whoever has airdrop open.
-SOS: WE NEED PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF NETFLIXS OFFICES WITH SIGNS. IF YOU CAN NOT MAKE IT, SPREAD THE WORD!
-Missed the Mail-storm on 8/19? Don't sweat it! Just write letters whenever you can! Write heartfelt testimonials in your own words and send them to Netflix! Take a photo of your letters/letter pile/envelopes for social media!
To: Blair Fetter / Alison Engel / Cindy Holland
5808 SUNSET BLVD., 8TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 90028
-From Jess: "We are thinking of coordinating another flashmob in front of the NYC Netflix offices to get their attention and maybe convince them to reconsider reneweing. My proposal is to do one set of the movements facing the offices, followed by one set in the direction of El Paso, Dayton, and Mississippi. If you're interested in joining, comment here or get in touch with Discord."
-RATE OA TO THE TOP ON IMDB, THEN EVERY EPISODE IN PART I & PART II AND METACRITIC: SERIES, PART I, & PART II
- Rumors of "10" ratings not registering on IMDb. RATE 10 UNTIL ANYONE CAN CONFIRM THE RUMOR.
-MORE FLASHMOBS AND/OR PICKETS FOR AROUND THE WORLD ARE STILL DEVELOPING!
-Add just, like, your GENERAL location to the map... Or HAP will GET you! -- WE ARE DOING IN-PERSON, ON-LOCATION MOVEMENTS, ALL AROUND THE WORLD, THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS CAMPAIGN And we could use musicians, as well, particularly violinists to play Prairie's Song for the Flash Mobs!
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Need Google Account. Click the pin under the search bar near the top left-ish, then click the map.
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If you're not comfortable with the map, we need to figure out other ways to accomplish meetups! LIVE FLASH MOBS / PROTESTS ARE A HUGE PART OF WHAT WILL MAKE THIS CAMPAIGN SUCCEED -- PLAN IN ADVANCE TO BE PARTICIPATING
-Longterm--worse comes to worst: Mass Cancellation. HOLD ON TO YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS UNTIL THAT TIME, WE HAVE A LOT PLANNED UNTIL WE DECIDE TO ACTUALLY COOK THAT STEW. If you DO CANCEL PREMATURELY then TAKE A PICTURE and SHARE WITH US.
- Discord/Role/Event Requests
#Wanna REALLY help? Discord is where you can get serious roles to play here--even if small. PM u/ColorMySoul88, u/arie_lle, and me to request invite (all of us just in case someone doesn't get back to you timely)
If you've been kicked from Discord, it may be due to inactivity--please request another invite
Volunteer and you'll find your way.
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We need to plan Live Flashmobs for Designated Movement Days, in ANY CITY/TOWN where OA fans live, AROUND THE WORLD, with simultaneous virtual flash mob trend pushes for those who can't attend. Both will compliment each other and make it bigger overall as one movement.
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We need violinists/musicians for those live flashmobs! We would prefer to not have to resort to using AirTasker if we don't need to spend the money.
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We always need more social media team. We need people to cover Facebook, Reddit, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc. etc. etc.
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General purposes: Have time? Have ideas? Have resources? Have talent? Just want to help in literally any way? Join the Discord anyway.
If you know anyone, ask. If you don't, ask around.
#Billboards GoFundMe is closed and complete (/u/laserwolf2000 (Reign/Ryan) -- Other potential fundraisers being considered in addition
You all are amazing!!! This is one of the ways we'll have the power to save the show!
UPDATE: Billboards TS and LA premiere on 26th!
Join the Communities. (/u/maidofmatter)
Discord server: PM u/ColorMySoul88, u/arie_lle and me to request invite (merely for expediting the request) [owner: u/arie_lle]
WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/invite/KkQ8znbgVxI5IlwjqqlFJH
Twitter: follow @saveoaupdates [intercommunications: dut]
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1766443917014390/ [intercommunications: u/cupcakepie (HoboManda)]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheOABrasil1/ [intercommunications: dut]
IG: OA Impressions [intercommunications: syzygy__5]
OA mass art project--The Angel Project: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAngelProject/
Keep up with each and help where you can. Everyone plays a role. Stay connected.
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Spread The Campaign and Shout Your Love!
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Take Action With Netflix
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The Movements: Live (& Virtual)
“If we don’t try to help then we’re not who we say we are.”
Allow a brief primer before digging in to the finer details... think of how important The OA is to you and why you're interested in this campaign. And consider a fresh dose of awareness for The Bystander Effect--the psychology of hoping that enough people do something that your individual help is unnecessary. This is a psychological illusion, and I think that if you're reading this and truly want more seasons of The OA, then you need to become familiar with any tactic to potentially accomplish that. You, even you, need to do all the things.
This is a campaign that will last as long as it needs to, and I hope you will be doing exactly what everyone else is doing, which is simply all that we can!
1. Spread The Campaign and Shout Your Love!
“It matters how, or else nothing matters.”
- Overview: Getting Coordinated
Presumably thousands of OA fans are living life completely oblivious to our campaign! Organization for this effort is key! Spread the word to most of the fans who aren't connected and need a heads up on what our gameplan is at any given time, especially big upcoming movements. This can be done in many ways, but consider that maximizing exposure includes the effort of doing them all. Try to take on everything you can.
Also, Tweet, IG, or Status any time you can about #SaveTheOA and tagging @Netflix. More attention, more potential. There's not an idle moment.
- Daily Trumpet Call for Potential Trending (/u/katrina1215)
Refer to the Universal Spreadsheet linked at the top for your daily mission.
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc., are all great platforms in general to get The OA trending, at least in public consciousness. If you don't have an account, please create one, even if you're just going to delete it after the whole ordeal.
Any general Tweets/IGs/Statuses/etc. at any other time of any other day is always good, too! But try to aim your daily hashtags at the designated time to maximize trending!
- Netflix Shaming
We need people responding to every Netflix post on Twitter, IG, FB, YouTube, etc., and mention The OA. This is important because every single person who sees literally any of their posts will become aware of The OA!
- Public Cyber Ninja
When in a crowded space (bars, colleges/schools, the mall, movie theaters), airdrop a trailer of "The OA" to whoever has airdrop open.
- Social Media Recruitment
You'll find many of our fellow fans out of the loop and in the wild. Please share infographs and sources such as the spreadsheet calendar, this stickypost, www.watchtheoa.com, etc., to give them their mission so they can join the coordination!
- Social Media Proselytizing (/u/nohinjonson)
People in these posts, wherever they are, ask "what's the OA?" Please take a minute to hook them on our beloved series! Grow our fanbase when we need numbers the most!
- Attracting Big Players (destinyvision)
I would urge anyone who has some spare time, say while they are on the bus or train, to comment on accounts such as Variety, Hollywood Reporter & other publications which are followed by lots of people in the TV industry. Particularly posts which relate to renewed TV shows or Netflix. The more people who notice our love & passion for the show the better. I know other streamers like Amazon or Youtube won't be able to pick it up due to the contract but still worth dropping a few comments on them too, and HBO.
- Reddit When Applicable
Don't forget Reddit--this place! Go into different subreddits where TV, Scifi, Fantasy, Stories, or Art are revered and relevant. Definitely don't spam, but see if you can find a foot-in-the-door to our benefit, either through recruitment or awareness.
IIRC #SaveTheExpanse was assisted in r/television, so despite the shows mixed reception, perhaps someone can work magic and get our campaign trending there as well.
Other than our campaign, spreading articles and such about The OA in general gives awareness.
Also if we can get something on the front page of Reddit as a whole somehow, we should try! Anyone here a Reddit Wizard, or friends with one? (/u/Nohinjonson)
- Recruit Those Who Share Our Wounds
If someone wants to volunteer to seek advice from, for example, r/TheExpanse, r/sense8, etc., and get some tips for being saved, or better--extra hands on deck--we could use all the advice and help we can get!
Discord is a great platform to keep in mind when scouting, as well!
Here's advice from the Sense8 Campaign--arm yourself on the backs of giants here who have been through this before! (thanks u/LindsayFos18)
- Print Stickers!
Check out u/irenarose 's submission on stickers you can print for The OA!
btw guys, anyone want to or have access to print OA sticker to hand out, you can order FREE UPS shipping labels with this link (may have to create an account). it's the last two options you want, then just print it out.
- Print Flyers!
Many great ones to choose from here!
- RADIO! (/u/robkoz3150)
I’m from Chicago, but I regularly stream the radio station KEXP in Seattle. I just sent a message/plea to have the morning DJ start his show w/ the OA main theme, a SVE track, and mention #SaveTheOA w/ a mention of the recent events and all of our efforts. Not sure if you all have stations similar to KEXP that can hopefully help promote, etc., but perhaps another vehicle to get the message out.
2. Express Your Concern To Netflix
"This dimension is crumbling to violence and pettiness and greed..."
First get the easy stuff out of the way--sign the petition and do the title request at Netflix's website (don't need to be a member).
Petition Count: 75k+
u/AzKaraKelly got Intel from Netflix Customer Service that this is a necessary step.
Keep in mind that multiple requests for identical titles may not count. There may not be a trick to game this system, but at least make sure request "The OA" Parts III-V.
- Call Netflix (or Online Chat, but if you have the option, opt for calling)
Simply ask about the show and/or voice your concern POLITELY (e.g. it's one of their best shows / continuing the series would give them much needed integrity for being against the grain / it's an important story that needs to be told / etc.). If you can not call then consider that chatting may still be useful.
- Write Netflix a Letter
u/adamArriva2001's submission on this. Take a look here for info.
- Go Oldschool: Fax 'em (/u/LaceySaysHi)
You heard me, use any of the free websites and fax Netflix to share your concerns, as well. Speak your mind, and definitely mention The OA!
Netflix HQ Fax #: 408-540-3737
www.faxzero.com, www.faxburner.com, or www.getfreefax.com are free options (/u/SanctusTalos & u/KneelToTheSun)
3. The Movements: Live (& Virtual)
“I’m asking you to imagine that reality is stranger and more complicated than you or I could possibly know. “
Remember when I mentioned The Bystander Effect? You realize what that actually means for you here, eh? This means that if you are literally reading this right now--then you personally are going to be learning The 5 Movements and performing them on video! As well as for Live Flashmobs! Crazy stuff. It'll be an interesting campaign... but get practicing! These movements can be easy to underestimate and it gets a bit tough around halfway through.
- Learning The 5 Movements
Once you have them memorized, consider sharpening them up with the official Jason Isaacs Instagram demonstration! The more accurate your movements are, and the closer to your own personal best ability, then the more powerful the implication will be of your time and effort--and thus, your passion! Make your passion shine bright!
- Virtual: Picture or Video
Pictures of The Movements look and will look awesome, and will still definitely contribute. And of course, if you literally do not have any possible time or opportunity to learn these movements (even despite late nights if you can afford them), then pictures are of course what you'll have to do.
But just consider that pictures inherently won't be able to capture how incredible it is to actually know that you literally memorized every single intricate gesture, and performed them all in order, on camera, for a push to save a TV show that many people don't even know about. So, there's a potential tradeoff from the difference in the power such two mediums have between each other--at least insofar as this context goes.
Also consider that on Aug 12, some of the only few Tweets that Zal liked were for people actually attempting the movements--allow yourself to become vulnerable, and learn the movements to perform for this campaign if you're able. If you want cool pictures too, great--take them in addition to your video performance of the movements. We need MORE people doing these movements in video MORE quickly!
- Live Flashmobs
As the campaign gets bigger, so will our missions. Eventually we'll plan live flashmobs around the world. Refer to the top for the Google Map to find others you can coordinate with! No matter where you live, there's always a good spot in public that will attract attention!
First Live Flash Mob may coincide with our Times Square billboards.
Also Netflix has its HQ in Los Gatos, CA... we should consider this as a prime location for a live flash mob, for any in the area, if this is possible.
#Submit your movement video/pics into the fanbase compilation Google Drive! (seek permission from Discord)
- A Bit Of Encouragement.
"Prairie and Homer spent the entire night doing the movements... and it worked."
We will spend the entire year spreading and performing the movements if we have to, and it will work. In the show, they needed 2 to resurrect, 5 to jump, but, in real life, it takes literally every single one of us to save The OA.
The Movements aren't so easy, folks--give yourself at least a day or two to start, before a Live/Virtual Flash Mob, if not much longer! And if you know them, try to keep practicing and get even better! Who knows, maybe we'll get to do them with the cast and writers when we save the show and have a big party!
- Final Note:
Think about this, friends... even if this doesn't ultimately work in the end, just the sheer sight of the fans doing The Movements, picketing Netflix, spreading their love to strangers, writing letters, cleaning their community, donating to charities, etc., all in the name of The OA, is going to be a very beautiful spectacle that will sprout real, positive roots in the world.
For fans to coordinate as many live/virtual flashmobs, with billboards flashing behind us that we paid for featuring The OA, and musicians all playing Prairie's Song... with the rest of the world joining in virtually... and people will see it, and talk about it, and watch the show, and then, the majority will fall in love. Then Netflix has their audience--or a valuable audience to sell off--and we get our show back.
We will be getting certainly dozens, eventually hundreds, and if Netflix persists--we'll potentially end up getting thousands participating in these big moves. It's gonna be a powerful movement. Can you see it? Can you feel it coming?
It will be mindblowingly moving, and beautiful. And after, if we know nothing else, we will at least know one thing--The OA literally moved us in the end. All of us. And watching Parts III, IV, and V will be extra sweet every time anyone in the show does the Movements--because we'll all know them too, and how important they are in more than just the show, and it becomes even layers-and-layers more personal than already otherwise.
Most stories just don't do this to their fans... Not even close... These have to be the most powerful out there, right? And the most powerful are surely the most important?
So, go Save The OA. It's up to YOU, and that means ALL OF US. Spread the word, voice concern to Netflix, and learn The Movements! We will do this, and it will be glorious, and you'll get to be a part of that =) We are all Steve!
The Elephant in the Room: Let's Talk About Netflix...
"What was your first reason?"
This campaign and its fans are positive and professional. However, they also get upset seeing novelty replaced with more generics for reasons that aren't in the best interest of art. Most particularly when the entire point of the whole arrangement is for--what's hopefully good--art.
Regardless--I'll be completely honest here, out of good faith toward Netflix, and out of vulnerability as encouraged from The OA's story. I am grateful that Netflix bid the highest for this amazing story. I am grateful they gave it two phenomenal seasons that defy what's on most of television--in the most satisfying and inspiring ways that I didn't even know were possible. As an aspiring writer, I feel like the inspiration is so potent and rich and deep and human that it'll naturally propel me to greater heights in my creative endeavors--as it's further done already, even just in my life, through enacting these movements and how this campaign has been the only thing to passionately beg me out of a decade-bout of depression and anxiety. So... I'll call a spade a spade here--Netflix, you can have an exquisite eye for some of the best stories!
But... That's not the problem... And to be frank, I'll let the show itself speak to that in a quote:
“See the moths up there? They use stars to guide them. They get distracted by the artificial light. It’s too much for ‘em, they get lost in it. You gotta open your eyes, man. Find that real light again… before it’s too late."
We're OA fans, after all--we love good riddles. But, we're also all adults here and know there's not much of a challenging riddle to be solved there. We can all read between those lines and just leave that at that.
For the record, we're helping you, too here, Netflix. Surely enough people in your company know that, and one can only hope they're just in the right position to breath it by the right necks and turn the world back right-side up again--even more right-side-up than it ever was before. Only for once we get the next three Parts and you help promote, what perhaps may be, the biggest hand to evolving storytelling in the television industry.
As of now, we'll do the marketing for The OA and bring in the fanbase that Netflix needs for viability. But out of concern for the importance of this particular story, as well as general respect for Brit/Zal's current Magnum Opus, if Netflix doesn't renew it nor sell/give it away, then we will have to entertain mass cancellation if there's no end in sight. Hopefully it doesn't have to come to that when considering all of our initial positive efforts.
-The6thMovement
[contact me through Discord!: I'm fully dedicated to this stickypost, but the Discord is where I am most of the time (if I'm not sleeping). My u/n is ListenToTheWind. I will try to occasionally check back on Reddit comments/messages/etc as well, but bear with me please that it may take a while and I may miss you entirely!]
^^^Leave ^^^Your ^^^Front ^^^Doors ^^^Open
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